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May 31, 1969, C&O Canal, Great Falls to Pump Sta. 6:10-7:55 a.m. EDST. Calm. 60°F.
Cormorant - imm. sunning Acadian Flycatcher - 20 Veery - 2
Green Heron - 2 Least Flycatcher - 2 Gnatcatcher 8, 1 downy white yng.
Black Duck - 1 Yellow-bellied Flyc. - 1 Starlings
Wood Duck - 8 Pewee - 15 Red-eyed Vireo - 20
Red-bellied Hawk - 1 Blue Jay - 1) Prothonotary Warbler - 4, 1 with
Bobwhites - 2 Common Crow - 10 narrow black band separating chest!
Mourning Dove - 4 Rough-wing Swallow - 4 yellow and belly white.
Yellow-billed Cuckoo - 6 Tree Swallow - 2 Cerulean Warbler - 2
Chimney Swift - 10 Purple Martin - 1 Parula Warbler - 2
Kingfisher - 2 Carolina Chickadee - 15 Northern Waterthrush - 2
Yellow-shafted Flicker - 4, 1 chased by EKB. Tufted Titmouse - 10 Kentucky Warbler - 1
Pileated Wpkr. - 1 House Wren - 2 Ovenbird - 10
Red-bellied Wpkr. -6 Carolina Wren - 1 "edstart - 25
Hairy Wpkr. - 2 Catbird - 2 House Sp. - 6
Downy Wpkr. - 4 Robin - 2 Redwings - 4
Sapsucker - 1 Eastern Kingbird - 1 chasing Flicker C. Grackles- 30
Created Flycatcher - 8 Wood Thrush - 6 Baltimore Oriole - 2
Cowbird - 10
Cardinal - 8
Common Goldfinch - 9
June 1, 1969, C&O Canal, Swain's Lock to Great Falls, Mont. Co. Md. 6:30-8:15 EDST.
Green Heron Barn and Rough-winged Swallows Starlings
Wood Duck C. Crow Red-eyed Vireo
Mourning Doves Blue Jays Prothonotary Warbler
Kingfisher Purple Martin Redstart
Flicker Carolina Chickadee Ovenbird
Red-bellied Wpkr. Tufted Titmouse Redwing
Downy Wpkr. Carolina Wren Cowbird
Crested Flyc. Catbird Grackle
Least Flyc. Robin B. Oriole
Acadian Flyc. Wood Thrush Cardinal
Pewee Gnatcatchers C. Goldfinch
Chipping Sp. w/ young.
June 6, 1969, Owens Crk, Valley, Catoctins, Fred. Co. Md. 5:45-6:30 p.m. EDST
Turkey Vultures Red-eyed Vireo
Bobwhite Golden-winged Warbler-1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo Blue-winged Warbler - 5
Killdeer **Lawrence Warbler - golden forebody, with wide black strip through
Mourning Doves eye area, but with no black bib. Call seemed stronger, irregular,
Barred Owl and not at all like the Blue-wing or Golden-wing.
Barn Swallow Ovenbird
Rough-winged Swallow Chat
Fish Crow Redstarts
Mocker House Sparrows
Catbird Redwings
Robins C. Grackles
Wood Thrush Cowbirds
Veery - 4 Cardinals
Chipping Sp. w/ young.
Indigo Bunting -M with weak (like baby bird)
call. Full blue coloring, but slightly frosted
with white stripe fore-aft below, and white
underwing areas on body, and atop and below
base of tail.
C. Goldfinches
Ruf-sided Towhees
Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrows.
June 11, 1969, C&O - above Great Falls, Mont. Co. Md. Calm, ovc. 60°F.
Wood Duck Barn Swallow Prothonotary Warbler
Yellow-billed Cuckoo C. and Fish Crows Parula Warbler F w/ food
Mourning Dove Blue Jay Redstart & House Sp.
Chimney Swifts Car. Chickadee Redwing and Cowbirds
Ruby-thrt. Hummer Tufted Titmouse ad&yng. C. Grackles
Kingfisher - pr. Wbrst Nuthatch & yng. Cardinals
Pileated Wpkr. - 4 Car. Wren Scarlet Tanager - 4 Ms singing
Red-bellied Wpkr. Mocker & vonng C. Goldfinches
Hairy & Downy Wpkr. Robin & Wood Thrush R-sided Towhee
Crestd and Acadian Flyc. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Song Sparrow
Phoebe and Pewee Starling & Red-eyed Vireo Beaver